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TimeGate unveils Section 8

TimeGate Studios, known for the Kohan strategy series and Axis & Allies, is expanding into the FPS genre with a new title called Section 8.

"We are developing a large-scale, futuristic first person shooter that brings strategy and tactics to the first-person shooter genre in a game where players can modify the battlefield on the fly," said Adel Chaveleh, president of TimeGate. "We are going to leverage our knowledge of strategy games and apply it to Section 8's development. We are confident that players will be excited by the results."

The game's title refers to an elite squad of powered armor infantry that serve as the focus of the single-player content. The squad gets its nickname because of its penchant for taking on suicide missions that no one else will tackle.

The game will utilize the Unreal 3 engine. Time Gate announced the licensing deal with Epic in late March. The game is currently planned for PC and the next generation of consoles.

Chaveleh said that even though the studio is known for its strategy games, it wants to bring that experience to the FPS genre. "This title will be, at its heart, an action-packed FPS. There will be new innovations and elements from strategic titles added to the mix, but the focus is definitely large-scale FPS gameplay," he said. "Everyone at TimeGate loves the FPS genre and we have always wanted to put our trademark 'spin' on that type of game."

No publisher or release date have been announced for the game. Stay tuned to GameSpy for more inforamtion as it becomes available.